se to send McMurphy to the Disturbed Ward. This fighting spirit eventually ends McMurphy. Towards the end of One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, McMurphy attacks the Nurse Ratched. Because of this and numerous other acts of misconduct, McMurphy is given a lobotomy, which disables all real thought. McMurphy was a stubborn, ill-tempered character with a fierce fighting spirit. Unfortunately, these character traits are what destroy him in the end. There are many parallels between 1984 by George Orwell and One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey. The two novels have similar authority figures and protagonists. Both novels express the importance of standing up for what you believe in and fighting against authority no matter how difficult. Even though they are both defeated at the end of the novels, the reader empathizes with each of their struggles. The oppressed Winston Smith fought against the evils of the Party while other citizens accepted it and all its lies. Randal Patrick McMurphy battled Nurse Ratched right from the start. He was a leader among the other patients and brought new light to the ward. His fighting spirit, stubborn attitude, and ill temper, however, ultimately defeat him. These two novels were and still are very powerful and moving. Like all novels ever written, 1984 and One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest both have their weaknesses. They are, however, well written, gripping, and overall good reads....
